<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Areas of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have been defined in ISO 26000. Guidelines of the International Standardisation Organisation distinguish seven areas: corporate governance, human rights, labour practices, natural environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, social commitment and development of local communities. This article presents good practices implemented by enterprises in the individual areas, in particular, actions in the area of the natural environment. Two research hypotheses are posited concerning the rate of implementing good CSR practices and the number of actions in the natural environment area. National Responsible Business Forum research and a survey of a group of enterprises in the Mazovian region, conducted by the authors in 2014–2016, served to verify the hypotheses. The results imply that the number of good practices realised in CSR areas tends to grow. In addition, actions in the area of the natural environment rank third with regard to good practices implemented.</p></abstract>

Areas of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have been defined in ISO 26000. Guidelines of the International Standardisation Organisation distinguish seven areas: corporate governance, human rights, labour practices, natural environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, social commitment and development of local communities. This article presents good practices implemented by enterprises in the individual areas, in particular, actions in the area of the natural environment. Two research hypotheses are posited concerning the rate of implementing good CSR practices and the number of actions in the natural environment area. National Responsible Business Forum research and a survey of a group of enterprises in the Mazovian region, conducted by the authors in 2014–2016, served to verify the hypotheses. The results imply that the number of good practices realised in CSR areas tends to grow. In addition, actions in the area of the natural environment rank third with regard to good practices implemented.

The natural environment as an area of Corporate Social Responsibility

Kazimierz Pulaski University of Technology and Humanities in Radom

Institute of Environmental Protection – National Research Institute

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

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Areas of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have been defined in ISO 26000. Guidelines of the International Standardisation Organisation distinguish seven...

The natural environment as an area of Corporate Social Responsibility

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 45 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2017-0021

Keywords
natural environment, Corporate Social Responsibility, area

© 2017 Anna Wolak-Tuzimek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The natural environment as an area of Corporate Social Responsibility

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 45 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2017-0021

Keywordsnatural environment, Corporate Social Responsibility, area

© 2017 Anna Wolak-Tuzimek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
natural environment, Corporate Social Responsibility, area